News from March 11.

Dallas retired Rolando Blackman's #22.  ["Confidence, baby, confidence!"
Congrats, Ro!]

Tom Gugliotta (Pho) suffered a torn MCL and ACL in his left knee.  He will
undergo surgery on the knee and his recovery time is expected to take 7 to
8 months.  In addition to the rest of the season and the playoffs,
Gugliotta will likely miss the Olympics.  The injury occurred during
Friday's Pho-Uta game.


Dal 104, Pho 99 - at Dal
Michael Finley (Dal) had 22 points and 7 rebounds.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 15 points including 5-14 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Shawn Bradley (Dal) had 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks.
Erick Strickland (Dal) had 36 points on 11-19 FG and 13-17 FT and 8
rebounds.
Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 29 points and 7 rebounds.
Shawn Marion (Pho) had 18 points and 6 rebounds.
Jason Kidd (Pho) had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists.

Orl 110, Den 107 - at Orl
Bo Outlaw (Orl) had 11 points including 4-6 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 steals.
John Amaechi (Orl) had 31 points including 12-20 FG.
Darrell Armstrong (Orl) had 23 points, 5 assists, and 4 steals.
Antonio McDyess (Den) had 35 points including 11-13 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5
turnovers.
George McCloud (Den) had 25 points including 7-10 FG.
Ron Mercer (Orl, sprained left ankle) and Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Den, sprained
left wrist) did not play.

Atl 91, Van 86 - at Atl
Alan Henderson (Atl) had 20 points including 8-10 FG.
Jason Terry (Atl) had 15 points and 12 assists.
Jim Jackson (Atl) had 22 points including 9-16 FG and 6 rebounds.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Mike Bibby (Van) had 20 points and 6 assists.

Por 99, Det 94 - at Det
Scottie Pippen (Por) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds.
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 24 points including 7-10 FT and 7 rebounds.
Bonzi Wells (Por) had 12 points.
Grant Hill (Det) had 30 points on 11-17 FG and 7-10 FT and 6 rebounds.
Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 22 points.

Min 100, Hou 86 - at Hou
Wally Szczerbiak (Min) had 19 points.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 17 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Terrell Brandon (Min) had 24 points and 9 assists.
Steve Francis (Hou) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Carlos Rogers (Hou) had 12 points including 4-12 FG and 7 rebounds.
Min shot 48.3% (42-87) FG and Hou shot 37.2% (29-78) FG.
Min shot 13-14 FT and Hou shot 23-35 FT.
Walt Williams (Hou, back spasms) did not play.